Shifting
Gaze is a film-art-music installation about choice, desire and memory
conceived and directed by Laia Cabrera (filmmaker and video artist) and
created in collaboration with Erica Glyn (music, composer and singer)
and Isabelle Duverger (animation and mapping). Shifting Gaze is a film
about identity, about making choices, a memory in act.

Drawing
from the body, faces, urban patterns, nature and remains of activity,
the piece explores a notion of choice, linked to desire and memory
–choice being the present, memory representing the past and desire, the
drive for a future. Underneath these mirrored imageries lie many stories
about limits, freedom and self-perception.

This year’s exhibition encourages contemplation of, and interaction with, the natural and built environment. The intimate, historic C&O Canal –a beautiful, meditative waterway reminiscent of Georgetown’s founding as a port town and located just steps from bustling M Street– is the anchor and inspiration for the site-specific works. The C&O Canal, the “spine” of Georgetown, was erected in 1828 to carry goods westward. Today, it is a National Park Service property and a destination for recreation and respite. Visitors are encouraged to reflect as they are transported.

Five local, regional, and international artists will show commissioned light-art works inspired by the historic C&O Canal during the second annual Georgetown GLOW exhibition in Georgetown. In its second year, GLOW will expand from a weekend-long celebration to a 10-day exhibition with works lit nightly from 6-10 pm. In addition to the light works, GLOW 2015 includes an Artists’ Talk on December 12, live entertainment, store promotions and more.

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Laia Cabrera & Co. is the recipient of the Silver Telly Awards 2016 (highest honnor), for Outstanding Directing, for the documentary "Haute Jewelry Designer Alexandra Mor: Story & Inspiration", the Bronze Telly Awards 2014 for the video "An Ecosystem Transforming Healthcare Through Technology" - Best Art Direction, the AVA Awards 2013, platinum winner for "How the SHIN-NY Makes Life Better" and gold winner for "Why We Do This Work - Alie Cohen's Story" and the Silver and Bronze Telly Awards 2013 for "How the SHIN-NY Makes Life Better" - Best Animation and "Why We Do This Work - Alie Cohen's Story" - Best Documentary.

Laia Cabrera and Isabelle Duverger are three-time New York Innovative Theater Awards Nominees 2013, 2014 and 2015 for Outstanding Innovative Design (Projection Design, Video-Art and Animations) for The New Stage Theatre Company's production of Night, Cosmicomics and Garden of Delights and Winner for Outstanding Performance Art Production Award 2015 for Night.